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enhttp://kbia.org/feeds/term/1062/rss.xmlWhat a 'Moo' is and Why Cows Do Ithttp://kbia.org/post/what-moo-and-why-cows-do-it
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">We all learned it as kids: Old MacDonald has a farm and on that farm he has a cow that&nbsp;says “moo.” But why? Why do cows moo?</span></p><p>Whenever I’m out reporting in the field I can tell many ranchers have a powerful connection with their cattle – they can almost understand them. But researchers today are trying to figure out exactly what cows are saying.</p><p>Wed, 11 May 2016 17:00:20 +0000Kristofor Husted90488 at http://kbia.orgWhat a 'Moo' is and Why Cows Do ItUnder the Microscope: The Tribulations of Rural Cancerhttp://kbia.org/post/under-microscope-tribulations-rural-cancer
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15px;">Just over a year ago, Tracy Dethlefs learned she has stage 1 breast cancer. Since then, she estimates she’s charted some 10,000 miles travelling from her farm near Loup City in central Nebraska to area hospitals for treatment. Every surgery, round of chemotherapy and radiation treatment was a road trip.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15px;">“Radiation treatments usually (take) only about 5 minutes (on) a day that they have to see you,” Dethlefs said. “But for a week, for seven weeks in a row, you’re driving every single day to the cancer treatment center. We’re about an hour away from cancer centers.”</p><p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:21:36 +0000Grant Gerlock & Tyler Adkisson69156 at http://kbia.orgUnder the Microscope: The Tribulations of Rural CancerNuns On The Ranch Give A Heavenly Twist To Beefhttp://kbia.org/post/nuns-ranch-give-heavenly-twist-beef
Many beer aficionados are familiar with the rare <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/10/261398742/american-beer-fans-praise-the-heavens-a-trappist-brewery-in-u-s">breweries run by Trappist monks</a>. The beer is highly sought after, but it's not the only food or drink made by a religious order. Many abbeys and convents have deep roots in agriculture, combining farm work with prayer.<p>Just 5 miles south of the Colorado-Wyoming border you'll find one of these places. Idyllic red farm buildings sit in the shadow of the main abbey, all tucked in a stony valley. At the Abbey of St.Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:45:00 +0000editor63799 at http://kbia.orgNuns On The Ranch Give A Heavenly Twist To BeefVetoed ag bill coming back to Mo. legislaturehttp://kbia.org/post/vetoed-ag-bill-coming-back-mo-legislature
<p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color:
#333333">Missouri lawmakers say they're reviving a failed agricultural bill that could help dairy, cattle and crop farmers.&nbsp;</span></p><p>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:54:38 +0000Associated Press62480 at http://kbia.orgVetoed ag bill coming back to Mo. legislatureDeadly cattle fungus ergot shows up in SW Mo.http://kbia.org/post/deadly-cattle-fungus-ergot-shows-sw-mo
<p></p><p>Farmers and ranchers in southwest Missouri are being urged to monitor livestock after ergot, a fungus that can be deadly for cattle, has been spotted in several hayfields and pastures. Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:34:42 +0000Associated Press57387 at http://kbia.orgDeadly cattle fungus ergot shows up in SW Mo.Under the Microscope: Drought moves cattle, pig stem cellshttp://kbia.org/post/under-microscope-drought-moves-cattle-pig-stem-cells
<p></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">For a long time, Texas was the center of cattle country. But drought is re-shaping the beef map and raising the price of steak. Ranchers are moving their herds from California to Colorado and from Texas to Nebraska by the thousands. They’re seeking refuge from dry weather and, as Harvest Public Media’s Grant </span>Gerlock<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> reports, cattle producers in the Midwest are making the most of it.</span></p>Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:30:00 +0000Kristofor Husted54832 at http://kbia.orgUnder the Microscope: Drought moves cattle, pig stem cellsMidwest a cattle paradise as drought stretches beef countryhttp://kbia.org/post/midwest-cattle-paradise-drought-stretches-beef-country
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Drought is re-shaping the beef map and raising the price of steak. Ranchers are moving herds&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_25773718/california-cattle-short-food-finding-way-colorado" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: rgb(0, 98, 160); text-decoration: underline;">from California to </a><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_25773718/california-cattle-short-food-finding-way-colorado" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(0, 98, 160); text-decoration: underline;">Colorado</a>and<span style="font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/agriculture/2014-03-02/texas-trails-nebraska-number-cattle-feeding#.U5dGJPmwJcQ" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: rgb(0, 98, 160); text-decoration: underline;">from Texas to Nebraska</a><span style="font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">&nbsp;seeking refuge from dry weather. And cattle producers in the Midwest are making the most of it.</span></p><p>Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:29:00 +0000Grant Gerlock54833 at http://kbia.orgMidwest a cattle paradise as drought stretches beef countryMo. lawmaker convicted in escape of cattlehttp://kbia.org/post/mo-lawmaker-convicted-escape-cattle
<p>A state House member from western <font color="red">Missouri</font> has been convicted of misdemeanor animal abuse for the escape of his cattle from a pasture.Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:24:08 +0000Associated Press42737 at http://kbia.orgMissouri State University's beef now sold at specialty meat storehttp://kbia.org/post/missouri-state-universitys-beef-now-sold-specialty-meat-store
<p>Springfield-area residents can now dine on beef raised at Missouri State University's cattle ranch.</p><p>The meat from the school's 3,300-acre working cattle ranch went on sale Friday at a specialty meats store in Springfield.</p><p>Missouri State President <a href="http://www.missouristate.edu/president/smart.htm">Clif Smart</a> says the move is intended to help students understand the retail side of animal production.</p>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:53:03 +0000Associated Press38303 at http://kbia.orgMissouri State University's beef now sold at specialty meat storeAgriculture groups caution ranchers over potentially toxic grasshttp://kbia.org/post/agriculture-groups-caution-ranchers-over-potentially-toxic-grass
<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Feeding cattle on grass is supposed to help the animals thrive. But Missouri’s most popular grass for feeding cattle may be doing more harm than good.</span></p><p>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:48:52 +0000Jake Godin37328 at http://kbia.orgAgriculture groups caution ranchers over potentially toxic grass'Animal trespass' bill proposedhttp://kbia.org/post/animal-trespass-bill-proposed
<p>A cattle producers' group wants Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to sign legislation relaxing potential penalties when livestock get loose.</p><p>Livestock producers currently can be charged with misdemeanor animal neglect if they fail to provide adequate care or control resulting in substantial harm to an animal.</p><p>A bill pending before the governor would apply the animal neglect charge only to inadequate care — not poor control.</p>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:27:37 +0000Associated Press35940 at http://kbia.org'Animal trespass' bill proposedHow much is organic certification worth?http://kbia.org/post/how-much-organic-certification-worth
<p>The organic farming industry is booming. Since the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched its federal organic certification program in 2002, the number of organic farms has more than doubled. U.S. organic food sales have also grown from $1 billion in 1990 to $31.5 billion in 2011, according to the <u><a href="http://www.organicnewsroom.com/2012/04/us_consumerdriven_organic_mark.html">Organic Trade Association</a></u>. &nbsp;</p><p>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:15:14 +0000Abbie Fentress Swanson25527 at http://kbia.orgHow much is organic certification worth?Isaac rains help soybeans in Midwesthttp://kbia.org/post/isaac-rains-help-soybeans-midwest
<p>Several days of rain brought some relief to farmers in the nation's midsection as they contend with the worst drought in the U.S. in decades.</p><p>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:16:55 +0000Associated Press20515 at http://kbia.orgIsaac rains help soybeans in MidwestKeeping cows cool: serious stuffhttp://kbia.org/post/keeping-cows-cool-serious-stuff
<p>It&rsquo;s going to seem like this week&rsquo;s show is all about keeping cows cool, and it kind of is, but keep in mind this is a serious threat to agriculture in Missouri, and thus, the overall economy in the state.Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:42:34 +0000Ryan Famuliner17801 at http://kbia.orgKeeping cows cool: serious stuffHeat stress? Now there's a cow app for thathttp://kbia.org/post/heat-stress-now-theres-cow-app
<p>When a cow is stressed from the heat, it affects a producer&rsquo;s bottom line. The animal eats less, meaning less mass in beef cattle. For dairy farmers, the hurt comes in the form of a 10 to 20 percent loss in milk. Researchers at the University of Missouri think we can change this trend by putting information in the hands of producers. They&rsquo;ve built a tool that can detect the threat of heat stress in specific animals before it starts.</p><p>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:36:44 +0000Scott Pham17800 at http://kbia.orgHeat stress? Now there's a cow app for thatHoop barns becoming more common in Midwesthttp://kbia.org/post/hoop-barns-becoming-more-common-midwest
<p>Crops are not the only things wilting in the sweltering summer of 2012; cattle, the largest animals, on the farm are also under stress.Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:15:50 +0000Rick Fredericksen17797 at http://kbia.orgHoop barns becoming more common in MidwestBig trucks on small roadshttp://kbia.org/post/big-trucks-small-roads
<p>Cattlemen in Missouri are backing a bill in the House that would increase weight limits for hauling livestock on the state&#39;s highways. But department of transportation engineers worry heavier trucks would damage already-strained rural roads.</p><p>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:31:05 +0000Jacob Fenston7707 at http://kbia.orgBig trucks on small roads